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slimecoat
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 Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:45 am Post subject: Empty Lake Bass Club - Highland Lake 9/7 |
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What a day on highland, cloudy and overcast to start, as Hanna pushed northward and away. Then turning sunny and breezy, downright gusty at times.
water temp: 71 to 74 degrees
water clarity: pretty clear on the main lake to stained in sucker cove
air temp: 75 to 85 degrees, although it seemed cooler with the wind
1st place: Pointing dog and Myself with 13lbs. 8oz., anchored by my 5lb. 11 oz. lunker of the year(Pointing dog will post pic when he can get to it)
2nd place: 10lbs. 1 oz Ron and Greg
3rd place: 8lbs. 2oz. Mike and Rich
4th place: Steve K. and partner 8lbs. even
All in all a good day, most boats caught fish. I believe there were 4 - 5 fish limits, and nobody zeroed. Most fish were caught shallow (2 to 10 feet) from what I gathered at the weigh in. Most fish were caught on senkos, and jigs. some caught on rattle traps, spinnerbaits and worms.
All but one of our fish was caught on a texas rigged weighted senko, and that 2lb. smallie came unbuttoned at the boat, but we made up for that loss about an hour later.
I can't tell you the crazy story about the 5 - 11 largemouth, because it would give away the location it was caught at, but it was as dramatic as they come, and I cant believe the line didn't break. I did everything I could to loose that fish, including almost leaving my partner on the structure with the net in hand, as I worked the fish out of the cover and did not communicate it to him in time. It was histeracal to see it all happen. Congrats to the winners, on a job well done on this blustery day.
Slimecoat
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cobalt
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Location: central ct
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:34 am Post subject: |
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| awesome job gary. It seems like its been a really good weekend for fishing even with the storm. |
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Pointingdog
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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Here it is...and what a story could be told about how this made it into the boat...Slimecoat is a piece of work...!!
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Justin Tralli
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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Nice fish Gary! Great story too!
Also, didnt I see those same shorts on the last COPS episode???  
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Johnny Skeeter
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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I hear there is some comic video from sundays tournement..... 
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slimecoat
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:55 am Post subject: |
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Look at the girth on that thing!...... The fish is pretty big too!........
I wish somebody could have caught it on video, I'm still laughing my ass off.
Justin, the only difference is that the shorts are belted around my waist, not falling halfway off my ass with my boxers showing........Sucka Fooooool, why you be frontinnnnn' bro................don't make me come up in yo crib and cap yo ass.......peace out.......
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Justin Tralli
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:53 am Post subject: |
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LMAO
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SkeeterJim
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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Nice looking pig! Congrats Gary.
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emptylakebassman
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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Ok to get the story right.
1st place Steve and Gary 13lbs 8 oz
2nd place Ron and Greg 10lbs 1 oz
3rd place Mike and Rich 8lbs 2 ozs
Gary if your gonna post the story have the facts right.  |
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slimecoat
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:45 am Post subject: |
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I'm not good with names, I won't remember them until I've been around them alot. 
It took me 3 seasons to remember your partners first name, and it is the same as yours.
Nobody ever said you have to be smart to catch big fish..........
At least I got the weights right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll edit the names, sorry again......
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Nickp
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Gary, where else do you guys fish?
Interested in joining your club next year. |
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slimecoat
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We fish all over Nick, we meet at Hooters on the Berlin Tpke., usually the end of November or early December, and pick lakes and dates for next season, as well as give out trophies for the top 3 teams in points, and lunker of the year. When we decide on a date, I'll let you know. Nick if you have access to a fax machine, I'll fax you over this years remaining tourney schedule. PM me with the #.
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slimecoat
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Pd Yeah, I'm at work early, that way I get out of here early too.
Thanks for the congrats guys, I'm still living off the high. It's been about 8 years since I caught my personal best, a 5 lb. 14 oz. largemouth from Mansfield Hollow. This was an almost identical fish, with a much more dramatic landing than the first, one I will always remember.
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